Community Outreach
Since our humble beginnings in 2016, Custom Comet has been committed to empowering our employees, collaborating with charities, and uplifting the communities where we live and work. Through purposeful community engagement, we strive to create a positive, measurable impact that strengthens these communities and drives meaningful growth and progress for our business, fostering mutual success.
Custom Comet donates a percentage of each sale to wonderful causes not just in the Portland area but throughout the United States. Below are a few ways we have given back.
Planting Trees
Thanks to your support, Custom Comet has planted 11,099 trees to date. We are proud to work with them and help push the goal to a more biodiverse, reforested, and sustainable future for our planet. Their organization has worked with over 43 countries and planted well over 40,000,000 trees.
Working with One Tree Planted is a great way to offset the paper used in our products, transportation used to ship products, and limit our carbon footprint the best we can. Planting trees works towards reforestation, in turn helping to:
- Clean our air.
- Combat the ever-expanding urban crawl.
- Support biodiversity for living organisms.
- Limit greenhouse gases.
- Filter the water we drink.
- Cool the planet.
At Custom Comet, we know climate change is real, a threat to us all, and we are committed to doing our part. We make the goal to specifically target tree plantings in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, as starting small and local is the first step, but as we grow our company, so will our plantings.
Our company planted a total of 11,099 trees. When those 11,099 trees mature, they will absorb approximately 554,950 pounds of CO2 each year! These trees will also produce about 2,774,750 pounds of pure oxygen each year. To put that into perspective, that is enough oxygen for 555 people to breathe each and every day.
PDX Diaper Bank
No family should ever face the impossible choice between putting food on the table and keeping their child in clean diapers. That’s why we are proud to have helped support the PDX Diaper Bank. This Portland-based charity has provided millions of free diapers to low-income families, older adults, and individuals with disabilities. Their commitment extends to educating the community on sustainable diapering solutions. Supporting children in need is vital to the health of every community and we will continue to help in any way we can.
One Tail at a Time
The Custom Comet team is filled with pet owners who are passionate about providing loving homes for these amazing creatures. We are proud to have provided stickers and monetary donations to One Tail at a Time over the years. This no-kill rescue saves animals from overcrowded shelters and places them in homes where they can live out their best life.
Annual Catio Tour
For the past 2 years, Custom Comet has sponsored the annual Catio Tour and provided stickers for the event. This self-guided tour features stops throughout Southeast Portland and Vancouver, Washington, so pet lovers can get inspired to build their own catios. Catios provide much-needed enrichment for your pets while keeping birds and other wildlife safe in the community.
PDX Soapbox Derby
Since 2022, Custom Comet and its sister companies have been a proud sponsor of the annual PDX Adult Soapbox Derby making pins, patches, and stickers. This event takes place at Mt. Tabor Park each summer and is free to attend. A fun day that provides an outlet for both engineering and art in Portland and the surrounding neighborhoods.
UBC Rocket
When the rocket club from the University of British Columbia asked for help sponsoring their club, we had just the idea. Custom challenge coins to show off one of their biggest accomplishments. We take pride in supporting future scientists and engineers.
